* Giacomelli said he did not agree that TIM’s fixed-line network should be sold, adding that a recent estimate that put its worth at 13 billion euros ($15.29 billion) is too high, given that part of it is obsolete.

* The sale of the fixed-line copper network is in TIM’s interest, not the country’s, Giacomelli said. This clashes with the position of Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan, who said this month that there were advantages to a spin-off. ($1 = 0.8503 euros) (Reporting by Giulia Segreti and Steve Scherer; Editing by David Goodman)